“had served in the army, and came out of it with the character of a knight without fear and an able officer”
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Aaron Burr
Aaron Burr Jr. was an American politician, businessman, and lawyer who served as the third vice president of the United States from 1801 to 1805, during Thomas Jefferson's first presidential term. A member of the Democratic-Republican Party, he is primarily remembered for the killing of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton in a duel, as well as his conspiracy to take parts of the United States or th…
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politics · Vice President of the United States from 1801 to 1805 · politician · lawyer · military officer · bretteur · jurist · vice president · also Aaron Burr, Vice-President Aaron Burr, Aaron Burr, Jr., Burr
Born 6 February 1756 · Died 14 September 1836 · Q179090
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2026· 7 entries
“It is a fable, my child; there never was such a being.”
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Little Black Book | LBBOnline: My Most Immortal Ad: Graham Lang on Got Milk's Aaron Burr
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Public attention spiked: 9,129 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.5× the usual 2,635, with 1 article edits. Editors noted: Move 1 url. Wayback Medic 2.5 per WP:URLREQ#post-gazette.com
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USA Today: Lin-Manuel Miranda on Aaron Burr's representation in 'Hamilton'
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Public attention spiked: 10,725 Wikipedia readers in one day, 4.1× the usual 2,635, with 2 article edits. Editors noted: Undid revision 1362556329 by Blablablapotatonaaaaaaa (talk)
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Yahoo: Aaron Burr may have come to Pa. after his notorious duel. And left his ghost behind
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2025· 1 entry
News 8000: Aaron Burr had a secret biracial family
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2021· 1 entry
fact checker rated the claim “Toronto Police seized the gun Aaron Burr used to shoot Alexander Hamilton.” fake.
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2020· 5 entries
PolitiFact rated the claim “Says Alexander Hamilton asked Aaron Burr to contribute to the Federalist Papers.” No evidence he asked.
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PolitiFact rated the claim “Says Thomas Jefferson, Aaron Burr and James Madison confronted Alexander Hamilton over the Reynolds scandal.” Not those three men.
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PolitiFact rated the claim “Says Aaron Burr was present at the duel between John Laurens and Charles Lee.” Burr was not there.
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PolitiFact rated the claim “Says Thomas Jefferson won the election of 1800 in a landslide after Alexander Hamilton endorsed him over Aaron Burr.” Not landslide, different process.
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PolitiFact rated the claim “Says Aaron Burr’s defeat in the election of 1800 inspired him to challenge Alexander Hamilton to a duel.” Duel followed 1804 campaign for New York governor.
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2018· 1 entry
Louisa and John were acknowledged by the Aaron Burr Association as the children of Burr after Sherri Burr, a descendant of John Pierre, provided both documentary evidence and results of a DNA test to confirm a familial l
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2015· 1 entry
With the history buff being played by the actor who originally portrayed Burr in the Broadway musical Hamilton, Leslie Odom Jr
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2011· 1 entry
However, historian Thomas Baker discovered a previously unknown letter from William P
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1836· 2 entries
Died 1836-09-14.
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At age 80, the same day that his divorce was officially completed
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1835· 1 entry
The year before his death, Burr acknowledged two young daughters whom he had fathered late in his life, by different mothers
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1834· 1 entry
The same year Burr suffered an immobilizing stroke
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1824· 1 entry
And distributor of Freedom's Journal from 1827 to 1829
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1819· 1 entry
The Adams–Onís Treaty secured Florida for the U
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1812· 2 entries
And resumed practicing law in New York City
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The young boy died of malaria at age ten
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1809· 1 entry
While at lodgings in Stockholm, Sweden, Burr attempted to light a candle with gunpowder from a firearm he owned
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1808· 1 entry
And arrived in America around 1815, and Charles was born in 1814
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1807· 1 entry
Burr was charged with treason in U
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1805· 2 entries
Moved some of his harshest critics in the Senate to tears
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Journeyed to the western frontier, areas west of the Allegheny Mountains and down the Ohio River Valley, eventually reaching the lands acquired in the Louisiana Purchase
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1804· 2 entries
The enemies met outside Weehawken, New Jersey, at the same location where Hamilton's oldest son, Philip Hamilton, had been killed in a duel three years earlier
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After the ratification of the 12th Amendment to the U
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1801· 2 entries
Career landmark: Vice President of the United States (1801–1805).
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Married Joseph Alston of South Carolina
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1800· 3 entries
Election won: 1800 presidential election.
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Against Thomas Jefferson, establishes an alliance with Napoleon Bonaparte, and creates a family dictatorship
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Campaign: 1800 presidential election.
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1795· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (1795–1797).
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1793· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (1793–1795).
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1791· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (1791–1793).
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1789· 1 entry
Career landmark: Attorney General of New York (1789–1791).
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1756· 1 entry
Born 1756-02-06.
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